Dance Picture Preview

Breeley is taking tap and ballet at daycare through a local dance studio, and she had pictures at the studio on Saturday. Last year, her dance picture was my favorite picture ever, but I still can't bring myself to pay a whole lot before I see the product. I was especially worried this year because she got all clingy on me and eventually had to be pulled away crying. It was partly my fault because I had to get everything ready for a crazy day and we were running later than I would have liked, so we were rushed getting her ready when we got there. She occasionally (never know when) takes a while to ease into situations, and apparently she was not in the mood for dance pictures. She refused to let me put her hair up like the other girls, but one little girl had just curled her hair and left it down, so thankfully Breeley's hair looked just as "fixed" as hers!

It is very exhausting and annoying when kids get clingy but you need them to do something. (Of course, Zack was crying for me to pick him up too, so I had two kids being uncooperative and clingy.) All the other parents are staring at you because their kids have already gone back, and you don't want your kid to be the one crying in the group picture. Nothing seemed to be working, so eventually the dance teacher just took her and I walked away. She didn't cry too much but she was definitely not happy! About 10 minutes later, she burst out of the room with a huge smile on her face!

Then she posed for these pictures:

She normally really likes pictures and is happy to pose for them, so I was surprised by her earlier behavior. She had been excited for dance pictures and had absolutely no problems last year. It just shows that kids like to keep us on our toes!

This is her little friend, Kate. Their dance class has about 10 little girls ages 3-5, so the recital is sure to be very cute!

After dance pictures, Breeley went to Kate's for a playdate because I had to go to a memorial service and Brian had a previously-scheduled fishing tournament. Zack tagged along with my friend Anna and her boys. It was the first playdates for the kids without me there, and everyone seemed to have a good time with no crying or clinging when I left!